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'I hoped for a miracle' after fatal shooting

ALPHEA Jones said she knew her daughter was dead the second she saw her lying on her bedroom floor, but held on to hope that a miracle would bring her back.

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'Creativity crucial to financial services'

PRIME Minister Perry Christie said that creativity and innovation are the determinants of success in the financial services sector.

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Ruling in delayed in murder case

THE COURT of Appeal has delayed its ruling in the appeal of a former prison officer contesting his conviction and 40-year sentence for murder.

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Two US citizens charged over rifle find

TWO American citizens were charged on Monday after failing to declare two rifles when they entered the Bahamas on a private boat.

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Court dismisses extradition appeal as 'premature'

THE Court of Appeal dismissed a “premature” application for a man fighting extradition to the United States in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a woman at a university he attended.

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Man held after murder of 15-year-old girl

POLICE have a 35-year-old man in custody in connection with the murder of a 15-year-old girl in Grand Bahama on Saturday morning.

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Two dead in GB shootings

TWO men were killed yesterday in separate shootings in Freeport - and a third was last night lying in hospital with serious injuries.

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Man questions number of charges against him

A MAN asked a magistrate why so many other charges were brought against him yesterday concerning an armed robbery of which he is accused of committing.

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Double murder appeal delayed by outstanding transcripts

THE appeal hearing of a man contesting a double murder conviction has delayed by 10 weeks due to outstanding transcripts from his Supreme Court trial.

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Woman in shock after handbag snatched

AN elderly Shirlea woman was put to bed in shock yesterday after her handbag was snatched from her arm as she struggled to take her groceries from the trunk of her car that was parked in her driveway.

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Police seek man in incest investigation

A 35-year-old Abaco man is wanted by police for questioning in connection with incest.

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Firearm, drugs discovered

A FIREARM and more than $18,000 worth of illegal drugs were discovered in the South Bahamia area on Friday, police reported.

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Four U.S. men arrested

FOUR Americans were arrested in separate incidents of marijuana and firearm possession over the weekend.

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Suspect in fatal stabbing hands himself in to police

A 29-year-old suspect in a stabbing death turned himself into police over the weekend.

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15-year-old girl shot dead

A GRAND Bahama father was outraged over the lack of age restrictions at local clubs after his 15-year-old daughter was shot to death outside a bar yesterday.